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It's the biggest event on the recreational cycling calendar – the Great Victorian Bike Ride – and this summer it's heading to the hills. “Twenty-fourteen will be a touring cyclist’s delight, winding its way through the hills and valleys of the spectacular North East of Victoria," Bicycle Network CEO Craig Richards said. “We will also be recreating a little bit of history as the first Great Vic in 1984 took some of the same route (it went from Wodonga to Melbourne).”

The Far North Wilderness Bike Tour charity ride is on again in 2014, taking cyclists on a supported trek through North Queensland's World Heritage-listed tropical rainforest. The eight-day ride covers more than 400km of mostly remote dirt roads and tracks where there is barely a car in sight, all while raising money for the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, which plays a vital role in the conservation of North Queensland's flora and fauna and the Great Barrier Reef.

In 2003 in Dallas, Texas, saddened by the death of endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz, Chris Phelan decided to organise a Ride of Silence as a show of respect and solidarity. Schwartz had been cycling when he was struck by the mirror of a passing bus and killed, sending shock waves through the cycling community. Phelan wanted to stand up for and remember cyclists who had been killed on the road, so he spoke to some friends and sent out a few emails to organise a ride.

Following a nasty talk-back radio backlash against Adelaide's new Frome Street Bikeway, Bicycle SA is organising a mass ride for cyclists to show their pedal power. The separated cycle lane, which opens tomorrow, runs on a north-south axis along the east of the city centre, providing cyclists with a safe passage through Adelaide. “There are calls for the newly designed Frome Street Bikeway to be ripped up or re-engineered – before one cyclist has even ridden the route,” Bicycle SA said on its website. “This is a watershed moment for Adelaide, and could be the first of many bike lanes to come.”

Cyclists dreaming of riding through Vietnam and Cambodia have a fantastic opportunity to not only explore these two great countries by bicycle, but raise money for children in need at the same time. Barnardos, Australia's leading child protection charity, is taking cyclists on the Barnardos Cycle for Children this August, venturing deep into the Mekong Delta, visiting local villages, winding rivers, jungles, rice paddies, and the amazing temples of Angkor Watt.

What's it like to ride 1,000km in a week around through some of South Australia's most picturesque scenery? As riders prepare to set off on the State's most challenging cancer fundraiser – the 2014 Mercer SuperCycle on April 5 – cyclist Jon Holbrook shares his ride diary from 2013.

Perth's annual Bike Hike is back for a 10th straight year, with the city closing its freeway to cars and letting cyclists rule the roost in support of the Asthma Foundation WA.

Registrations are now open for the State's biggest cycling event – which kicks off in Perth on Sunday, March 23, 2014 – with three ride distances available to cater to everyone from the serious road rider to families on bikes.

There's no better way to discover a place than by bicycle and being given a little inside knowledge about where to ride is a major help. Combine that with the safety and fun of a group spread over three days of cycling celebrations in beautiful Batemans Bay, and you've got a great weekend of family entertainment. As part of Bicycle NSW's Discovery Rides program, hundreds of cyclists will join forces in Batemans Bay on the state's south coast to take part in a selection of 10 rides. Each ride uncovers a different part of the coastal region, with something for all abilities.

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